Kainuwa Sustainale Development Foundations (KSDF) was founded in 2019 out of a shared passion for social equity and human development. Recognizing the deep inequalities in access to basic services, our founders created KSDF as a platform for change where sustainable impact could be delivered through practical, community-driven solutions.
As a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization, we are dedicated to improving human capital in underserved communities. Since 2019, we have been ensuring that every person regardless of background has access to the resources they need to live a healthier, more empowered life. In 2025, the Foundation was formally registered, marking a new chapter of growth and greater accountability to the communities we serve.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Senior Technical Adviser to the HCH / SDIU Stand-up Lead
Location: Gombe
Nature of role: Full-time embedded, time-bound technical assistance
Reporting / Accountability: Functionally accountable to the HCH; works closely with the Permanent Secretary and TMT. Technically accountable to the KSDF Program Lead
Institution Location: Office of the Honourable Commissioner for Health
Key working relationship: HCH, Permanent Secretary, TMT Secretary, Heads of Agencies, three Management Advisors, Senior Programme Analyst, Director DPRS / Head of DIU
Background
The Gombe State Delivery and Insights Unit (SDIU) aims to strengthen the state’s existing health-system architecture by creating a consistent mechanism that connects data, management decisions, coordinated implementation, follow-up and escalation.
The SDIU works to strengthen existing statutory functions and connect them into one repeatable evidence-to-decision-to-action cycle. it will connect leadership structures, technical forums, delivery agencies and data systems into one government-led decision-to-action mechanism.
The SDIU is not intended to operate as a parallel programme management unit, replace existing government institutions, duplicate technical committees, or assume responsibility for programme implementation.
Role PurposeTo serve as the principal technical and management adviser to the HCH during establishment and early operation of the SDIU, strengthening the Commissioner’s ability to coordinate the health sector across Ministry departments, GSPHCDA, HSMB, GoHealth/GSCHMA, GODMA/GoPharma, LGAs and partners while building a sustainable government-owned operating routine.
Key ResponsibilitiesEstablish the SDIU operating model:Translate the approved architecture into practical operating arrangements, calendars, templates and decision pathways.
Establish clear interfaces between the TMT, DMU, DIU, existing technical committees and implementation institutions.
Ensure the SDIU does not duplicate Planning Cell, AOP, data-review, supportive-supervision or other existing state routines.
Develop, test and refine SOPs for decision preparation, review, action tracking, escalation and closure.
Support the HCH-led TMT:
Work with the HCH, TMT Secretary and Senior Programme Analyst to develop focused agendas around issues requiring leadership action.
Ensure the TMT functions as a decision forum rather than a general presentation forum: each agenda item should state the problem, evidence, decision required, accountable owner and expected result.
Support the HCH in distinguishing technical issues that should remain with existing committees from matters requiring senior leadership intervention.
Help identify unresolved cross-agency constraints requiring escalation beyond the health sector.
Strengthen cross-institutional coordination:
Facilitate resolution of dependencies across PHC, secondary care, health financing, commodities, HRH, planning and data.
Ensure Management Advisors facilitate government delivery rather than substitute for agency programme managers.
Support alignment of Execution Grant actions, AOP priorities and partner-supported interventions with government priorities.
Build delivery-management capability and transfer ownership:
Coach the TMT Secretary and government counterparts on structured problem solving, review preparation, action management and escalation.
Ensure every partner-supported role has a named government counterpart and documented transfer milestones.
Periodically assess which routines can transition to government and recommend phased reduction of embedded TA.
Strengthen evidence use:Work with the Head of DIU to ensure TMT discussions use validated evidence rather than competing programme narratives.
Ensure analytical findings are converted into clear management questions and choices.
Promote triangulation where sources disagree rather than allowing one system to automatically override another.
Key Deliverables
Operational SDIU SOP and review calendar.
TMT agenda and decision-preparation protocol.
Monthly synthesis of major cross-agency bottlenecks.
Quarterly SDIU operating-model review.
Government counterpart and capability-transfer plan.
Periodic recommendations to the HCH on institutionalization and partner drawdown.
Suggested performance indicators:Share of TMT agenda items ending in a documented decision, owner and timeline.
Share of escalated issues resolved within agreed timelines.
Reduction in repeatedly overdue cross-agency actions.
Progressive transfer of DMU routines to government counterparts.
Evidence that partner-supported routines are incorporated into government structures rather than operated in parallel.
Recommended Profile / Capabilities
Senior-level experience in public-sector health systems, programme delivery, government reform or health-sector management.
Minimum of 10 years of progressively senior experience in health-sector management, public-sector transformation, strategy, delivery management, consulting, or development programmes.
Demonstrate experience working with senior government leadership.
Demonstrate experience leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating multiple stakeholders
Strong understanding of Nigerian health-sector institutions and state-level delivery systems.
Ability to manage politically and institutionally sensitive cross-agency issues.
Strong facilitation and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex issues to senior executives concisely.
Application Closing DateNot Specified.
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